OK, just found a new fun show to watch, Eureka is now must see viewing. Mighty interesting, thought provoking, and insanely well written. Little bit of X-files, a tiny dose of Buffy, a dash of Heroes and oddly...just a pinch of Andy Griffith, except Barney didn't do anything for me, unlike Deputy Jo Lupo......

"I ain't a boy, no I'm a man, and I believe in the Promised Land"-Coming to the USA on January 20, 2009!

cdouglas wrote:What the what? I should just stop following television shows. I feel a bit like Charlie Brown... everything I watch gets ruined (or cancelled). Before this, I had been following "Pushing Daisies" and "Dirty Sexy Money". At least they're going to finish airing the season in this case. *sighs*

i basically have...i won't even try something good until after it has been renewed past 13 episodesi am sick of the heartbreak

i don't know what it means but they already scheduled the released of the 1st season of Castle on DVD September 22, 2009. i wonder if this already a 'plan' to promote season 2, with the piggy back release of season one?

"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams

Last week, NBC closed a deal with L&O boss Dick Wolf for an 11th season of SVU -- which, at 10.5 million viewers, remains the Peacock's No. 1 scripted show. That opened the door to a new round of negotiations with the stars, whose $350K-per-episode contracts will expire in May. Yet a source close to the matter said talks stalled when the duo -- who, like in their previous negotiations, are banding together -- attempted to go after back-end profits, a perk that's almost never granted in the L&O universe (although exceptions were made for Vincent D'Onofrio and Chris Noth).

As a result, NBC cautioned that it may be forced to replace the MVPs -- a risky move considering how integral Hargitay and Meloni are to the show. Many feel the Peacock won't make good on its threat (reps for the network, studio and the actors would not comment for this story). "I don't think in this environment, there's any chance they could re-launch the show with both of them gone," says a high-ranking exec at a rival network. "It's a horrible time to retool a show. They already have to change the time-slot, because it's not going to be airing at 10 pm next season." At the same time, a Peacock insider says, "I can't imagine either actor walking away from over $7 million a year."

it's about freaking time that John Munch had a spinoff!!i'd watch a show with Munch and Tutuola, but i wouldn't watch if they replaced both the leads with 'other' leads.Munch is a unique character in all of tv, he has appeared on Homicide, SVU, the Wire,Sesame street, Trial by Jury, Arrested Development even unnamed in X-files. He deserves recognition.

I think Belzer is in the Guinness book or somewhere for appearing as the same character on three different shows on three different networks in the same week.

I was very happy with last night's episode of LIFE - which was the season finale. because of Sarah Shahi's blossoming belly, they pulled an X-files about 2 months ago and had her whisked away by the FBI and then kidnapped by what had been a minor villain, all the while keeping her character in play, which I thought was very well handled. They seem to have learned from mishandling character sabbaticals by show's past. They wrapped up some subplots yet kept some of the deeper 'mythos' going. I do hope we see it again in the fall, it was one of the few major network shows that I still watch.

"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams

See that is an interesting model of doing business. The other note I would make is about Chuck...what I would be curious to see is how much of a DVR audience the show has. Dollhouse has had horrible actual ratings but they pick up 30% when you factor in people recording it via Tivo and the like. The Sarah Connor Chronicles picks up even more, so thankfully executives are finally looking at more than just ratings. We will see.

Yeah, I record Chuck and House, then watch them later. I'm still holding out hope that Chuck will survive, because they've been doing some great stuff this season, but really, the show was in trouble as soon as Fox moved House opposite it.

See that is an interesting model of doing business. The other note I would make is about Chuck...what I would be curious to see is how much of a DVR audience the show has. Dollhouse has had horrible actual ratings but they pick up 30% when you factor in people recording it via Tivo and the like. The Sarah Connor Chronicles picks up even more, so thankfully executives are finally looking at more than just ratings. We will see.

Yeah, I record Chuck and House, then watch them later. I'm still holding out hope that Chuck will survive, because they've been doing some great stuff this season, but really, the show was in trouble as soon as Fox moved House opposite it.

just to think that a network show can be killed by a show on Fox..is really saying something. THAT's how few viewers the 'big' three have over other networks.

"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams

...ABC will finish off its former Wednesday lineup at 10 p.m. on summer Saturdays, airing remaining episodes of "Pushing Daisies," "Eli Stone" and "Dirty Sexy Money." "Daisies" returns to the schedule May 30-June 13, "Stone" from June 20-July 11 and "Money" from July 18-Aug. 8.

Ironically, with "Kings" now relocated to Saturdays, there's going to be first-run quality network drama/dramedy content for the next few months on the least-watched night of television. The bad news is all these shows are dead, buried and being dumped where they can be least watched.

...ABC will finish off its former Wednesday lineup at 10 p.m. on summer Saturdays, airing remaining episodes of "Pushing Daisies," "Eli Stone" and "Dirty Sexy Money." "Daisies" returns to the schedule May 30-June 13, "Stone" from June 20-July 11 and "Money" from July 18-Aug. 8.

Ironically, with "Kings" now relocated to Saturdays, there's going to be first-run quality network drama/dramedy content for the next few months on the least-watched night of television. The bad news is all these shows are dead, buried and being dumped where they can be least watched.

Wow. Well, there go my Saturday nights for the next few months. Talk about a long goodbye.

Dunnyman wrote:OK, just found a new fun show to watch, Eureka is now must see viewing. Mighty interesting, thought provoking, and insanely well written. Little bit of X-files, a tiny dose of Buffy, a dash of Heroes and oddly...just a pinch of Andy Griffith, except Barney didn't do anything for me, unlike Deputy Jo Lupo......

Eureka is great fun. The first two seasons were solid, but the third--thus far--isn't quite as good.

Finally caught up on my TV viewing!South Park, the already infamous Queef episode and poor Kanye being dissed because he doesn't get the word's lamest joke. Truthfully, I"m stunned they haven't been sued. I was pretty sure Disney would have sicced their lawyers on them at the start of the season, and I'd not be surprised if Martha Stewart and Kelly Ripa sued over the Queef show. Absolutely side-splitting funny, but how outrageous can they get?Samantha Who? If the network could get their sh*t together and show 4 episodes in a 4 week span instead of a 23 week span, it'd pick up a ton of viewers. Her attempt to make a 'black' friend to avoid being called a racist was one of the funnier things I've seen this season, and the deadpan Tim Russ might have some of the fewest lines on a TV show, but every one of them is pure gold.Scrubs, how do they keep making this so good eight seasons in? The "whole gang going to the Bahamas for a wedding" two-parter had me cringing that this was going to be a travelogue fluff episode, but no can do. The characters brought all their baggage with them though, and even out of the hospital setting, it's still a moving and funny show.Tied with another show as my best newcomer of the 08-09 season Castle hit the ground running. Fillion's something different from the usual crap on shows like this, and I was trying to think of the last detective/cop show that had a protagonist as fun as he is, and I had to go back to James Garner as Jim Rockford. Yeah, he's that good. Stana Katic's Detective Beckett is more than a match for him though, and the rest of the cast is pretty good, especially the other detectives who sheepishly keep giving Castle credit when he's right, which only bugs Beckett all the more. Please writers, let their relationship take a good long time, and don't Moonlighting it, please! If ABC plays their cards right, they could have a monster hit on their hands.And thanks for bringing Susan Sullivan back to TV. She's always fun to watch.

"I ain't a boy, no I'm a man, and I believe in the Promised Land"-Coming to the USA on January 20, 2009!

NBC's "Kings" yanked off Saturday's schedule after only one airing due to low-even-by-Saturday-standards ratings; replaced with, what else, another "Law & Order" repeat: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8052. With seven unaired episodes still in the can it's safe to say "Kings" is dead.

started watching 'the Unusuals' has a definite child of Steven Bochco feel to it.gritty yet comedic, and they introduced the obligatory ' conspiracy' plot line.Good actors, good dialogue, I will keep watching until they cancel it for not being 'sexy' enough for primetime.

"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams

ABC is airing two new "Unusuals" episodes this week: the one that aired last night (after "Dancing with the Stars") pre-empting "Cupid" and a new one tonight (after a "Lost" special). Looks like ABC likes the show and wants it sampled before deciding whether to bring it back next year. Personally I can't get past Amber T. as a detective (she's way too young and pretty for NYPD, even by network TV standards) but the promos actually make me laugh. Alas, I know ABC will cancel this (they cancel everything) and Nathan Fillion's "Castle" so why bother tuning in? That's what I think.

At least they're actually being aired... I hate to see a show as ambitious as that one come to such a quick end. It's really sad to consider that Law and Order re-runs can generate better ratings than brand new episodes of Kings.

Anybody been watching Southland? I caught the pilot online the other day and thought it was actually pretty decent. I tuned in partly out of my interest in LA cop books/TV (Adam-12, Joseph Wambaugh's books, etc.) and partly because of the allure of a cop show that wasn't about crime scene investigation or some quirky police consultant. It's very visceral at times, and the shooting style definitely gives it a docudrama feel. Sometimes it feels a bit too Crash-y in its connecting of every character on the show, and there's some corny speechifying to boot, but I was impressed enough by what I saw to make me want to watch future episodes.

BenSaylor wrote:Anybody been watching Southland? I caught the pilot online the other day and thought it was actually pretty decent. I tuned in partly out of my interest in LA cop books/TV (Adam-12, Joseph Wambaugh's books, etc.) and partly because of the allure of a cop show that wasn't about crime scene investigation or some quirky police consultant. It's very visceral at times, and the shooting style definitely gives it a docudrama feel. Sometimes it feels a bit too Crash-y in its connecting of every character on the show, and there's some corny speechifying to boot, but I was impressed enough by what I saw to make me want to watch future episodes.

not yet, but i have been meaning to catch it because i liked Michael Cudlitz in Band of Brothers. funny thing is that he removed the mole on his face to get the Southland role. he was in a 1st season episode of Life and when he reappeared in season 2 it was gone.

"Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?" - Douglas Adams

HGervais wrote:Everyone...please do me a favor and either watch or DVR Chuck tonight.

I can't wait! After last week's episode, it seems like they've tied up all the loose ends (at one point I wondered whether it was the series finale and I just missed the memo). Hopefully tonight's episode will be a kick-ass season that could double as series finale if need be. If Chuck doesn't come back next year, I don't want to be left on a crazy cliffhanger.

Chuck vs. the ring....season finale.....now THIS is how you close out a season. On the Chuck-o-laugh-out-loud meter, this episode got a 4....which means I laughed out loud 4 times...the show averages 2 to 3, so it got one more good one out of me. Plots are resolved, everyone gets to kick some ass and a whopper of a new status quo is put in place. Please everyone....go watch Chuck on hulu or nbc.com. Give the show a chance. I keep saying it because it is true, the single most entertaining hour on TV.

"The most dementing of all modern sins: the inability to distinquish excellence from success."-David Hare

At this point, is it unreasonable to suggest that the vast majority of television shows (with exceptions where this wouldn't be reasonable) should make an attempt to have some sort of satisfactory conclusion at the end of each season? The way shows are getting canned these days, it just seems like there are a lot of people getting frustrated with putting an investment into a program only to be refused any sort of remotely satisfactory ending. Does this sound unreasonable?

WHOA! That's rather shocking. They both escaped their respective curses? Hmmm! Too bad they both are doing inferior projects to what they did TOGETHER... But I will be curious to see how Wheedon keeps DOLLHOUSE rolling, and well... I will just continue to ignore CASTLE. It seems far too REMINGTON STEELE for my taste.

Alex: It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen. (Clockwork Orange)

Could have been worse, some of the shows being renewed ("Dollhouse," "Chuck," "Better Off Ted," etc.) should have been canceled based solely on their lousy numbers. Add The CW's "Privileged" and the never-got-off-the-ground "Gossip Girl" 80's spin-off to the carnage pile: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/.

All I really cared about was Chuck...that I'm only getting a 13 episode season does not kill me either as in this second season it felt like they were losing steam building up to the season's final arc. Still, really awesome show and one a lot more people should be checking up.

"The most dementing of all modern sins: the inability to distinquish excellence from success."-David Hare